Legend of Korra Gameplay Revealed

Coming out of Comic-con weekend, a lot of video game news has been released. Perhaps one of the more exciting ones (for me at least) is Platinum Games' Legend of Korra.

Legend of Korra is a TV-show on Nickelodon that acts as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Korra is the Avatar, the only person that can learn all four elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Air. Her job is to keep the world at peace and take on evil. In the game the same philosophy goes.

In the game developer's talk with IGN, a good amount of gameplay and information was revealed. The game is single-player. The creators explained that the it takes place between Book 2 and 3 of the series .

Korra's bending powers have been blocked and you go through the game unblocking them. The demo shows a mana-type bar for each element (Air, Fire, Earth, Water) and Korra can swiftly switch through each of them.

"Ranged attacks are exclusive to Water, Earth has slow, close-quarters attacks, Fire focuses on fast melee combat, and Wind gives you a balanced, versatile set of moves" - Gamespot

The game has a lot of replay value and is meant to have at least 3 playthroughs, each about 4 hours long. In their interview with IGN, the developers explained that the first playthrough is Korra getting her powers back, the second is collecting high-level items with Korra having her powers, and the third is an "extreme" mode where you must use everything you've attained up to that point.

There is also a Pro-Bending mode where Korra, along with Mako and Bolin, battle it out just like in the show. It is still a singleplayer mode, though it would be perfect for multiplayer. This is a sport played by gaining and losing territory. Each team has 3 players using different types of bending. Only one type of bending can be used per person, although this is only a problem for the Avatar. This mode also has 3 difficulty settings.

The Legend of Korra will be available for download in Fall of this year for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.